I finally remembered to take a photo of something I baked from the cookbook! These brownies tasted much yummier than they look in the photo. The book under the bowl is not the cookbook (it is a terribly boring textbook).

Picture below by Sharnel of My Life - My Loves.

The prize included the book and oven mit (but sadly not the cake).

I'm sure no one would have read the original post so I'll just be lazy and re-post it here:

I won a giveaway from My Life, My Loves. Sharnel, who writes the blog, is a fan of grosgrain ribbon (me too - well, who isn't?), Dirty Dancing and Jenny Morris. Also, it would seem, she runs a cupcake company in Brisbane called The Cupcake Company. Their blog is pure cupcake porn. (Not in an R-rated way! In a pink frosting, silver cachou and cake tier way.) Check it out! And if you're in Brisbane, order some cupcakes and tell me what they taste like!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Perth has hosted an uncharacteristic number of art and craft markets in the recent weeks. I enjoy these because I can justify over-spending by telling myself that I am "supporting local business." Here's a small selection of goodies I bought that are now hanging on the wall: